Fire extinguisher mount

Abstract

A fire extinguisher device mount includes a support frame configured for coupling along a fire extinguisher device received in the device mount. The support frame includes at least one brace arm having a brace jaw and a device socket having an anchor cleat. A latch belt extends from the support frame and is configured to releasably surround the fire extinguisher device. A device brace is configured to secure the fire extinguisher device in a grasping configuration. The device brace in the grasping configuration includes the latch belt tightened around the fire extinguisher device. The at least one brace arm is deflected with engagement of the at least one brace jaw against the fire extinguisher device. The anchor cleat is engaged against the fire extinguisher device.

The claimed invention is: 
     
         1 . A fire extinguisher device mount comprising:
 a support frame configured for coupling along a fire extinguisher device received in the device mount, the support frame includes:
 a first brace arm having a first brace jaw; 
 a second brace arm having a second brace jaw; and 
 a device socket having an anchor cleat; 
   a latch belt having a latch, the latch belt extends from the support frame and is configured to releasably surround the fire extinguisher device; and   a device brace configured to secure the fire extinguisher device in a grasping configuration, the device brace in the grasping configuration includes:
 the latch belt tightened around the fire extinguisher device; 
 the first and second brace arms deflected with engagement of the first and second brace jaws against the fire extinguisher device; and 
 the anchor cleat engaged against the fire extinguisher device. 
   
     
     
         2 . The fire extinguisher device mount of  claim 1 , wherein the support frame and the latch belt include a molded polymer. 
     
     
         3 . The fire extinguisher device mount of  claim 1 , wherein one or more of the support frame or the latch belt include a polyamide. 
     
     
         4 . The fire extinguisher device mount of  claim 1 , wherein the first and second brace arms are configured to deflect in the grasping configuration relative to a released configuration having the latch belt loose. 
     
     
         5 . The fire extinguisher device mount of  claim 1 , wherein in the grasping configuration the latch belt tightened around the fire extinguisher device drives the first and second brace jaws into engagement against the fire extinguisher device and deflects the first and second brace arms. 
     
     
         6 . The fire extinguisher device mount of  claim 1 , wherein in the grasping configuration the deflected first and second brace arms conform to a container profile of the fire extinguisher device. 
     
     
         7 . The fire extinguisher device mount of  claim 1 , wherein in the grasping configuration the anchor cleat engaged against the fire extinguisher device includes the anchor cleat seated against the fire extinguisher device. 
     
     
         8 . The fire extinguisher device mount of  claim 1 , wherein the device socket includes an anchor wall, and in the grasping configuration the anchor cleat and the anchor wall capture a portion of the fire extinguisher device between the anchor cleat and the anchor wall. 
     
     
         9 . The fire extinguisher device mount of  claim 1  comprising a nozzle socket coupled with the support frame, the nozzle socket is configured to secure a hose nozzle of the fire extinguisher device. 
     
     
         10 . The fire extinguisher device mount of  claim 1 , wherein the support frame includes:
 a service base configured for coupling with a surface;   a service carriage having the device brace, and the service carriage is rotatably coupled with the service base at a pivot joint.   
     
     
         11 . The fire extinguisher device mount of  claim 10  wherein the support frame includes a carriage lock configured to lock the service carriage in one or more orientations relative to the service base. 
     
     
         12 . The fire extinguisher device mount of  claim 1  comprising the fire extinguisher device. 
     
     
         13 . A mounted fire extinguisher assembly comprising:
 a support frame having a device brace, the device brace includes:
 at least one brace arm having a brace jaw; and 
 an anchor cleat; 
   a latch belt having a latch, the latch belt extends from the support frame;   at least one fire extinguisher device of a plurality of fire extinguisher devices coupled with the support frame in a grasping configuration, each of the fire extinguisher devices of the plurality of fire extinguisher devices includes:
 an agent container having a container profile, and wherein the container profiles of each of the plurality of fire extinguisher devices are different; and 
   wherein the device brace is configured to secure each of the plurality of fire extinguisher devices in the grasping configuration including:
 the latch belt tightened around the container profile of the at least one fire extinguisher device; 
 the at least one brace arm deflected with engagement of the brace jaw against the container profile of the at least one fire extinguisher device; and 
 the anchor cleat engaged against the agent container. 
   
     
     
         14 . The mounted fire extinguisher assembly of  claim 13 , wherein the at least one fire extinguisher device of the plurality of fire extinguisher devices includes a first fire extinguisher device having a first container profile for a first agent container and a second fire extinguisher device having a second container profile for a second agent container different than the first container profile, and the device brace is configured to secure each of the first and second fire extinguisher devices in the grasping configuration. 
     
     
         15 . The mounted fire extinguisher assembly of  claim 14 , wherein in the grasping configuration the latch belt is tightened around either of the first or second container profiles, the at least one brace arm is deflected with engagement against the first or second container profiles, and the anchor cleat is engaged against the first or second agent containers. 
     
     
         16 . The mounted fire extinguisher assembly of  claim 13 , wherein the support frame and the latch belt include a molded polymer. 
     
     
         17 . The mounted fire extinguisher assembly of  claim 13 , wherein at least one brace arm includes first and second brace arms having respective first and second brace jaws. 
     
     
         18 . The mounted fire extinguisher assembly of  claim 13 , wherein in the grasping configuration the latch belt tightened around the at least one fire extinguisher device drives the brace jaw into engagement against the container profile and deflects the at least one brace arm. 
     
     
         19 . The mounted fire extinguisher assembly of  claim 13 , wherein in the grasping configuration the deflected at least one brace arm conforms to the container profile of the at least one fire extinguisher device. 
     
     
         20 . The mounted fire extinguisher assembly of  claim 13  comprising a nozzle socket coupled with the support frame, the nozzle socket is configured to secure a hose nozzle of the fire extinguisher device. 
     
     
         21 . A method for mounting a fire extinguisher device comprising:
 engaging an anchor cleat of a device mount against the fire extinguisher device;   moving the fire extinguisher device toward at least one brace arm having a brace jaw of the device mount; and   grasping the fire extinguisher device with a device brace of the device mount, grasping the fire extinguisher device includes:
 tightening a latch belt around a container profile of the fire extinguisher device; 
 engaging the brace jaw of the at least one brace arm against the container profile; 
 deflecting the at least one brace arm based on tightening of the latch belt, the deflected at least one brace arm conforms to the container profile. 
   
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein engaging the anchor cleat includes capturing a portion of the fire extinguisher between the anchor cleat and an anchor wall of the device mount. 
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein tightening the latch belt around the container profile includes:
 pulling a buckle over an operator pivot with an operator;   engaging a latch pin of the buckle against a belt hook of the latch belt based on pulling of the buckle;   deflecting one or more of the buckle or the operator; and   retaining the latch pin against the belt hook based on the deflection of one or more of the buckle or the operator.   
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein engaging the brace jaw of the at least one brace arm against the container profile includes driving the container profile into the brace jaw of the at least one brace arm with tightening of the latch belt. 
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 24 , wherein deflecting the at least one brace arm includes driving the container profile toward the at least one brace arm with tightening of the latch belt. 
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the fire extinguisher having the container profile includes a plurality of fire extinguishers having a plurality of different container profiles; and
 deflecting the at least one brace arm based on tightening of the latch belt includes deflecting the at least one brace arm into a plurality of different conforming arm profiles corresponding to the respective plurality of different container profiles.